bámul
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an onomatopoeia + -ul (reflexive suffix). First attested in 1585.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bámul
- (transitive) to gaze (to stare intently or earnestly)
- Mindenki minket bámul. ― Everybody is looking at us.
- (transitive) to admire (to estimate or prize highly)
- Bámulta a kitartását. ― He marveled at her perseverance.
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of bámul
Derived terms[edit]
Compound words
(With verbal prefixes):
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ bámul in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading[edit]
- bámul in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- bámul in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)